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nikkel-metaalhydride

Complete linguistic analysis including syllable division, pronunciation, morphology, and definitions.

6 syllables
20 characters
Dutch
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Fig. 1 — . The composing stick. “nikkel-metaalhydride” is set in lead; each gap is a place it may break.
6syllables

nikkelmetaalhydride

Linguistic Analysis

Syllables

nik-kel-me-taal-hy-dride

Pronunciation

/ˈnɪkəl ˈmeːtaːlɦiˈdrɪdə/

Stress

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Morphemes

nikkel, metaal, hydride

The Dutch compound noun 'nikkel-metaalhydride' is syllabified as nik-kel-me-taal-hy-dride, with primary stress on 'hydride'. It follows Dutch rules favoring open syllables and independent syllabification of compound parts.

Definitions

noun
  1. 1

    A type of rechargeable battery.

    Nickel-metal hydride

    “De auto wordt aangedreven door een nikkel-metaalhydride batterij.”

    “Nikkel-metaalhydride batterijen zijn milieuvriendelijker dan loodzuuraccu's.”

Stress pattern

Primary stress falls on the penultimate syllable of the last constituent ('hydride').

Syllables

6
nik/nɪk/
kel/kəl/
me/meː/
taal/taːl/
hy/ɦi/
dride/ˈdrɪdə/

nik — Open syllable, onset 'n', rhyme 'ik'. kel — Closed syllable, onset 'k', rhyme 'el'. me — Open syllable, onset 'm', rhyme 'e'. taal — Open syllable, onset 't', rhyme 'aal'. hy — Open syllable, onset 'ɦ', rhyme 'y'. dride — Closed syllable, onset 'dr', rhyme 'ide', primary stress

Open Syllable Preference

Dutch favors open syllables (CV), leading to divisions like 'nik-kel' and 'me-taal'.

Consonant Cluster Handling

Consonant clusters are generally kept together unless they are complex.

Compound Word Syllabification

Each component of a compound word is syllabified independently.

  • Regional variations in the pronunciation of 'g' in 'metaal' (voiced velar fricative /ɣ/ or uvular fricative /ʁ/) do not affect syllabification.
Analysis by gemma3:27b · 6/9/2025

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